sincerely, jane

Singer:monae, janelle

left the city

my momma she said don't come back home

these kids round' killin each other

they lost they minds

they gone

they quittin' school

making babies and can barely read

some gone off to their fall

lord have mercy on them

one

two

three

four

your cousins is round' here sellin' dope

while they're daddies

your uncle is walking round' strung out

babies with babies

and their tears keep burning

while their dreams go down the drain now

are we really living or just walking dead now?

or dreaming of a hope riding the wings of angels

the way we live

the way we die

what a tragedy

i'm so terrified

day dreamers please wake up

we can't sleep no more

love don't make no sense

ask your neighbor

the winds have changed; it seems they have abandoned us

the truth hurts

and so does yesterday

what good is love if it burns bright

and explodes in flames

are we really living or just walking dead now?

or dreaming of a hope riding the wings of angels

the way we live

the way we die

what a tragedy

i'm so terrified

day dreamers please wake up

we can't sleep no more

i've seen them shootin' up funerals in they sunday clothes

spending money on spinners but won't pay college loans

and all you gangers and bangers rollin' dice and taking lives

in a smokey dark

lord have mercy on you

teacher

teacher please reach those girls in them videos

the little girls just broken queen

confusing bling for soul

danger

there's danger when you take off your clothes

all your dreams go down the drain girl

are we really living or just walking dead now?

or dreaming of a hope riding the wings of angels

the way we live

the way we die

what a tragedy

i'm so terrified

day dreamers please wake up

we can't sleep no more

we live and then we die

and we never know the right

so now

now were gone now

on your mark

we live and then we die

and we never touch the sky

so now

now were gone now

on your mark

five

seven

eight

two

one

it is now time

for you to come home my dear

you've been gone long enough

you must come

you must go

Lyric Context: sincerely, jane - monae, janelle